Growing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Workforce
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1 Growing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Janine Mohamed, CEO CATSINaM
2 Who is CATSINaM An update on our workforce What are our strategic directions Our work regarding the Redfern statement What CPD can we provide you with Enabling Clinical Placements CST and the NACCHO Cultural Safety Standards
3 A brief history of CATSINaM Over 100 years of being involved in the professions Established CATSIN in The initial establishment was supported by ANF as was keeping the doors open in Response to overcome challenges facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses gettin em n keepin em Report
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5 Our Members Full Members : Registered nurses and midwives Enrolled nurses and Assistants in nursing Students in enrolled nursing, registered nursing and midwifery Affiliate Members : Individual and Organisational In all health sectors
6 CATSINaM National Membership Full Members Student Members Total Members Predicted Full Members Predicted Student Members Predicted Total Members target is Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec
7 What do we strive for? Non-Indigenous nurses and midwives receive a good grounding in what cultural safety and respect is, and understand that this as a life-long journey Greater numbers of our Members in the health system in all sectors Our Members are resilient and connected Increased understanding and shared commitment to cultural safety in the nursing and midwifery professions Culturally respectful health systems where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience cultural safety and have better health outcomes
8 The current state of play.
9 Completion rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing students Close to a 30% GAP West, R, Buttner, P, Foster, K, Usher, K & Stewart, L, 2013, Indigenous Australians' participation in pre-registration tertiary nursing courses: A mixed methods study, Contemporary Nurse, Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print]
10 Factors impacting on completion of nursing and/or midwifery studies Family commitments Away from home Racism Financial burden Practical help with essay writing Mentoring and role modeling Navigating foreign systems Financial disadvantage, not understanding university processes and requirements, family obligations, Racism, Not University ready. CATSINaM Member
11 Continuing on in their profession Mentoring and support Racism Lack of understanding of cultural and family matters Cultural safety Cultural safety of the nursing and midwifery profession in general. Lack of value for the innate understanding of the socio-cultural issues that some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives have that has significant benefit when caring for our mob. Lack of leadership development opportunities. CATSINaM Member
12 How many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives do we need?
13 Registered nursing workforce needs Based on 2015 AIHW data
14 Representation in nursing and midwifery Occupations Indigenous health professionals As you can see, we have higher representation in the lower status and paid sections of the workforce, % of total health professionals Nurse Educators and Researchers 21 and very low 0.40% representation in the more senior levels. Nurse Managers % Midwives % Registered Nurses % Midwifery and Nursing Professionals % Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses % Nursing Support and Personal Care Workers %
15 Distribution of the health workforce 57.8% of workforce 1 = Dental hygienists 2 = Dental prosthetists 3 = Dental therapists 4 = Oral health therapists 5 = Chinese medicine practitioners 6 = Podiatrists 7 = Osteopaths 8 = Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander health practitioners. Based on 2014 AIHW data
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17 Strategic Direction 1: Elevating our profile as the national peak body Parliamentary engagement Governance Positions ATSIHWWG CDNM, Clinical Coordinators Meeting NMBA Membership Drives, & Dinners Newsletters Close the GAP and the NHLF
18 National Congress of Australia s First Peoples
19 The Redfern Statement was coordinated and led by the National Congress and the 3 Aboriginal Campaigns, Family Matters, Change the Record and CTG It was compiled by a collective of at least 55 Aboriginal and non-aboriginal organisations and peak-bodies.
20 It issued a bold challenge to whichever party was elected as Australia s government come 2 July 2016, It is time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices are heard and respected, it is time for action
21 9 th of June launch at NCIE
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23 Urgent calls to Government Commitment to resource Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led-solutions better engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through their representative national peaks Recommit to Closing the Gap in this generation, by and in partnership with COAG and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders to establish a Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs in the future, that: addressing the unfinished business of reconciliation,
24 Key Primary Matters 1. National Representation Restoring Congress funding Processes for representation in Education, Employment & Housing 2. Health priorities 3. Access to Justice 4. Preventing violence against women and children 5. Progressing early childhood outcomes 6. Ensuring child safety, well being & cultural identity 7. Addressing disabilities.
25 Health Detail 1. Restoration of funding In addition to the need to restore the $534 million cut from the Indigenous Affairs portfolio in the 2014 Budget 2. Fund the Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan ( ) 3. Make Aboriginal Community Controlled Services (ACCHS) the preferred providers
26 Health Detail Create guidelines for Primary Health Networks Resume indexation of the Medicare rebate, to relieve profound pressure on ACCHS Reform of the Indigenous Advancement Strategy
27 Health Detail Fund an Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy Develop a long-term National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Determinants of Health Strategy
28 30 th of August Organized event to coincide with the first sitting day of the new 45 th Federal Parliament
29 What s happened? Nigel Scullion Met with Co-Chairs at Garma 2016 & 21 st September met Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander signatories The committed to support a further 5 workshops on the topical headlines in the Redfern Statement The PM is meeting with the co-chairs today
30 What s happened? Planning Day was held on the 15 th November in Melbourne to: Reflect on the impact to date; Consider and discuss a broader strategy for progressing the calls in the Redfern Statement, inc planning short long term goals & a national summit in 2017
31 Where we re headed? Redfern statement has been a great mechanism for bring us together under the umbrella of the SDoH Under the RS we are hoping that 2017 will be a watershed year for new and meaningful engagement with government and we look forward to NACCHO s continued support
32 Social Media: #redfernstatement
33 Strategic Direction 2: Strengthening the effectiveness of our advocacy on high priorities for CATSINaM Completed policies: Recruitment and retention, cultural safety, clinical placements & terminology guide New policies: Uniqueness of our Nurses & Midwives, Birthing on Country & ICE Submissions Board governance development Consultation and reports Recruitment & Retention Strategies Report Economic Analysis
34 Advocacy: our pre election asks
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36 CATSINaM Policy CATSINaM Healthy industry providers Education departments and schools Clinical Placements Nursing and midwifery professional associations Australian, and state/territory health departments Nursing and midwifery education and training programs
37 Nursing and midwifery education and training providers: work with health industry leaders to identify clinical learning opportunities in supervised and culturally supportive environments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery students and new graduates work with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and their peak bodies to identify clinical placement opportunities for both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery students and new graduates in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities prepare non-aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and new graduates for clinical placements in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services through education in cultural safety.
38 CST: No cookie cutter approach
39 Treating everyone the same
40 Where to embed CST/Cultural Respect! Figure'1:'Where'to'embed'cultural'safety'and'cultural'respect' Nationally)Accredited)CST)Training) ' ' NACCHO CST Standards ' Changing HP Legislation
41 Strategic Direction 3: Recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives in their training and the workforce. Our Nursing and Midwifery data Referral/introduction letters CPD, Mentoring & Conference Media i.e. DVD s Scholarships Resources on our website Advocacy with ANMAC to include cultural safety in the curriculum accreditation standards for all professions Cultural emersion
42 Strategic Direction 4: Increasing our involvement in research and workforce development projects that focus on our priorities Research agenda development Working with our partners i.e. Lowitja Institute Economic Analysis Nursing and Midwifery Recruitment and Retention NEW University completions Establishing a relationship with the Clinical Coordinators Networks Implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework
43 Creating a Nursing and Midwifery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework The original Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum framework was released by the Australian Government Department of Health in late CATSINaM is currently leading a process of adapting the framework to a Nursing and Midwifery specific context. The framework will support higher education providers implement Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curricula across their nursing and midwifery training programs. Tailored to meet and/or exceed the accreditation and registration guidelines for nursing and midwifery.
44 Activities of significance CATSINaM Conference Mentoring rolled out in NSW HCF Implementation Workshops Palliative Care Australia How I want to be remembered ACM Birthing on Country Project Our jurisdictional meetings A conference next March focused on Non-Indigenous Nurses Progressing Clinical placements Letters to Health Ministers re Changing the AHP Legislation to include CST
45 Thank you Australians must constantly test their own institutions, their democracy and their defence of the human rights of minorities by the worlds best standards. Justice Michael Kirby, 2004
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